That's the danger...under the right conditions and with enough time, gratitude can morph into worship. Or worse...devotion!

FATHER JAKE LANDRY, V, "Pilot" (2009)

Maybe gratitude has nothing to do with joy. Maybe being grateful means recognizing what you have for what it is; appreciating small victories; admiring the struggle it takes simply to be human. Maybe we're thankful for the familiar things we know. And maybe we're thankful for the things we'll never know. At the end of the day, the fact that we have the courage to still be standing is reason enough to celebrate.

DR. MEREDITH GREY, Grey's Anatomy, "Thanks for the Memories" (2005)

As a gesture of gratitude, Kirsten Dunst bought a house for her parents; and as a gesture of gratitude to my parents, I finally moved out of their house!

JIMMY FALLON, Saturday Night Live, "Al Gore/Phish" (2002)

Oh yes, you humans have that emotional need to express gratitude. "You're welcome", I believe is the correct response.

MR. SPOCK, Star Trek, "Bread and Circuses" (1968)

Come, Friends. I shall thank you all by reciting the Poem of Gratitude, all six thousand verses!

STARFIRE, Teen Titans (2003)

If you looked back on that long life and saw that you had gained neither love, gratitude, nor respect of any human being...it would be a bitter reflection, wouldn't it?

SYDNEY CARTON, A Tale of Two Cities (1935)

It's hard to stay mad when there's so much beauty in the world. Sometimes I feel like I'm seeing it all at once, and it's too much; my heart fills up like a balloon that's about to burst. And then I remember to relax and stop trying to hold on to it, and then it flows through me like rain and I can't feel anything but gratitude for every single moment of my stupid little life. You have no idea what I'm talking about, I'm sure. But don't worry, you will someday.

LESTER BURNHAM, American Beauty (1999)

Your only choices are hate and gratitude. Who wants to be grateful?

NELSON CROWE, Bad Company (1995)

You can keep your gratitude, I'll take the gold!

BOWEN, Dragonheart (1996)

That's the third time today you've thanked me, and I can honestly say at this point I feel the full brunt of your gratitude.